Research Article

Fludarabine/Cyclophosphamide Conditioning Regimen in Aplastic Anemia Patients Receiving Matched-Sibling Donor Transplant Is Non-inferior to ATG/Cyclophosphamide: A Single-Center Experience from Pakistan

Table 3

Univariate analysis of influenced factors for overall survival (OS), GvHD-free survival (GFS), and relapse-free survival (RFS).

VariableOSGFSRFS
Median (IIQR) valueMedian (IQR) valueMedian (IIQR) value

Time diagnosis to transplant (months)3 (2-4)0.2653 (2-4)0.4343 (2-4)0.242
n (%)n (%)n (%)
Age group<18years58 (60.4)0.68751 (62.2)0.53955 (59.8)0.839
≥18 years38 (39.6)31 (37.8)37 (40.2)
GenderMale67 (69.8)0.66869 (84.1)0.50764 (69.6)0.668
Female29 (30.2)23 (28.0)28 (30.4)
Gender mismatchFemale to male15 (15.6)0.77913 (15.9)0.77414 (15.2)0.778
Same81 (84.4)60 (64.5)78 (84.8)
ConditioningFlu/Cy67 (69.8)0.40155 (67.1)0.57964 (69.6)0.521
ATG/Cy29 (30.2)27 (32.9)28 (30.4)
Disease categorySAA88 (91.7)0.11074 (90.2)0.10385 (92.4)0.188
VSAA8 (8.3)8 (9.8)7 (7.6)
Cyclosporine useYes87 (90.6)0.12674 (90.2)0.13483 (90.2)0.133
No9 (9.4)8 (9.8)9 (9.8)
CD34<2.611 (11.5)0.0089 (11.0)0.00811 (12.0)0.010
≥2.685 (88.5)73 (89.0)81 (88.0)
TNC17 (17.7)0.05014 (17.1)0.04916 (17.4)0.001
79 (82.3)68 (82.9)76 (82.6)
Graft sourcePB62 (64.6)0.42753 (64.6)0.49860 (65.2)0.443
BM25 (26.0)21 (25.6)23 (25.0)
PB/BM9 (9.4)8 (9.8)9 (9.8)
Primary graft failureYes3 (3.1)<0.0013 (3.7)<0.0012 (2.2)<0.001
No93 (96.9)79 (96.3)90 (97.8)
Secondary graft failureYes6 (6.2)0.0016 (7.3)0.0064 (4.3)<0.001
No90 (93.8)76 (92.7)88 (95.7)

value calculated by using chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test.